Company Status

ATMB - a company dedicated to serving the public and the area

At the heart of the Haute-Savoie region, ATMB ("Mont Blanc Tunnel and Motorways")’s mission is to facilitate journeys in optimal conditions of comfort, security, while protecting the environment. ATMB is a majority State-owned limited company that holds the concession for the Autoroute Blanche motorway and (in the conjunction with the Italian Mont Blanc Tunnel company, SITMB), the Mont Blanc Tunnel.

As of 1 May 2010, the State will transfer the management of the Route Blanche (RN205) to ATMB. The Route Blanche (RN205) will retain its status as a toll-free national motorway.

Its staff are responsible for:

The Autoroute Blanche motorway (110 km of motorway between Châtillon-en-Michaille and Le Fayet in Haute-Savoie) and the Route Blanche (20km of toll-free national motorway between Le Fayet and the Mont Blanc Tunnel).

They also manage the operating, alongside the Italian Mont Blanc Tunnel Company (SITMB), the European Economic Interest Grouping of the Mont Blan Tunnel . This entity has been responsible for the joint French-Italian operation for the 11.6 km of the tunnel since it reopened in 2002.

Personnel deployment and continuous investment

ATMB is constantly investing in its customer service (security and comfort) and enhancing the district where it operates(environmental protection, bus service)

Between 2010 and 2014, more than €200m will be invested in the Autoroute Blanche and the Mont Blanc Tunnel.

In order to meet these priorities, 650 people are employed on the motorway and in the tunnel.

The State and local authorities hold 91,3 % of shares